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Originally Posted by Kims Robot
I was thinking of maybe looking up all the websites of the beta test teams and checking their forums... I'll post that later if I find anything useful.
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Perhaps this might be of use?
http://sites.google.com/a/neofra.com/2009controlsystem/
This is a Google Site I have put together to try and organize 2009 control system related information for the local teams in my area. I expect it to change and evolve greatly in the coming weeks. We'll see where it goes.
Collectively, I haven't seen much activity on the beta tester websites I could locate, but I didn't expect to find much of anything....yet. Beta Test Teams/Groups - as this project continues, feel free to point out links to new information that doesn't yet appear. I'll update the NEOFRA site links accordingly.
Team 39's group appears to intend to share information online with the rest of us, via their forums. They've already posted a link to a LabVIEW training video. Thanks to them for taking the early initiative!
Beta Testers - No one is more in tune with your operations than you are. If I make any mistakes or omissions in what I post to the Google Site, you are welcome to contact me via the NEOFRA email address and provide better link information for the benefit of all.
For now, I'm just being proactive in setting this up during the "calm before the storm", as Don put it. I've got the patience to wait until the teams actually RECEIVE their systems before expecting information to flow.
Anyone in the community is welcome to suggest new content links for the site above should they discover something useful that the NEOFRA site hasn't caught. This includes some "Web Gems" - videos, NI demo software links, online tutorial links, etc. that aren't a part of any BT-published content. I expect to further categorize site links once specialized information begins to appear.
Finally, this site is not meant to supplant any centralized online repository of information FIRST might release in the future. It is primarily a resource for my local NEOFRA teams in Northeast Ohio, and I'll continue to update it to serve the best interests of that group. I provide the link to the community at large it in the hope that it might also become beneficial to even more FRC teams. However, neither I nor NEOFRA provide any guarantees to that effect. Everyone is welcome to browse the site at your own risk.
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We are fortunate to have a team within an hours drive of us, but I have to imagine this is painful for the teams that arent within weekly driving distance.
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Yes, quite. The Internet is our friend...only if FIRST and Beta Test Teams choose to utilize it as a means to reach the teams that cannot be present in person.